Dakat Limited was formed by Graham Ellicott in June 1999 based upon his experience in the worldwide acoustic market. This experience included work in the following areas:

Sound absorption systems for commercial and industrial buildings

Panel damping systems for both commercial projects and Original Equipment Manufacturers

Asbestos abatement acoustic systems

Sound barriers for commercial buildings

In 1995 Graham was awarded an M.Sc. in Acoustics, Vibration and Noise Control by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. This included a dissertation based on experimental work entitled ‘The Acoustic Performance of Newly Installed Double Leaf Partitions’.

Graham has been a professional member of The Institute of Acoustics since 1999. In 2004 Graham became a Chartered Scientist and this status was renewed in 2009.